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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.719.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1812 |
| Title | J.W. Hall to his parents on finding work and his experiences of the War of 1812 |
| Date | 18 October 1812 |
| Author | Hall, J. W. (fl. 1812) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes about finding work for $15 per month and staying with two professors of religion, possibly at Middlebury College. Asks to be sent clothes and several other things and seeks news, mostly regarding farming related activities. Comments on the dragoons and artillery passing through during the War of 1812. Notes that he "saw the Artillery and spoke with many of them they Looke some fatigued but all hearty & ruged." Continues the letter on 20 October 1812 and reports that staying with Mr. Hubbard was a presbyterian priest who had been "in Ogdensburg when the Cannonading took place from the British." Describes the attack. A note on page four sends word to his uncle that "no coopering is wanted in this place." His father's name was James Hall. |
| Subjects | Religion War of 1812 Education Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Artillery Military History Battle Global History and Civics Artisans |
| People | Hall. J. W. (fl. 1812) Hall, James (fl. 1812) |
| Place written | Middlebury, Vermont |
| Theme | Religion; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family; War of 1812; Agriculture; Education |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |